Automatic temperature-controlled receptacle.



APPLICATION FILED AUG-13' I914.

Patented June 8, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CD4, FHOTO'LITHO WASHINGTUN, D C

srerns rareur orrron NATHAN-BRILES, OF CUSTER, OKLAHOMA.

AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED 'nEcEPrAoLn.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN BRILES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Custer city, in the county of Custer and Stateof Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful, Improvements in Automatic Teinperature-Controlled Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make, and use the same. a I p This invention relates to receptacles and in particular to semen holdingreceptacles.

' One of the objects of this invention is to give an automatic device whereby the semen retained within ;the receptacle is kept at constant blood heat. I I I a I Another objectof this invention is to give a device wherebyif the receptacle becomes" too hot it will automatically cool till. it reaches a point of blood heat. Q I

Still anotherobject of this invention is to give a device whereby the semen containing jars held within the special receptacle are surrounded by a water jacket in which the temperature of the water jacket is. maintained at a constant degree of temperature.

A still further object ofthisinventionis to retain a thermometer. within a said recep tacle and perceivable'outside of saidrecep tacle to indicate the internal temperature of said receptacle. I p a 1 Still another object of this invention is to give a device whereby the flameof the lamp which heats the; water jacket surrounding the semen containingjars can be perceived externally of the receptacle. 1 v

A still further object of this invention'is to give a device whereby aplurality of semen holding jars retained within the special holding receptacle are heated at a uniform temperature and maintained at such uniform temperature from one source.

Other objects and advantag s Ofthisinventionwill be hereinafter more clearly set forth inthe specifications and pointed out in theclaimsa 1 Similar characters of referencerefer to similar parts throughout the drawings in which, a H

Figure 1, is a sectional elevational view of this device in assembled formation, and Fig. 2, is a sectional elevational edge view of'this device in assembled formation 'looking at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1;.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented e e, 1915.

- Application filed August 13, 1914. Serial No. 856,570.

In the drawings, 1 is a casing comprising my special receptacle, said casing having a handle 2 thereto, and a lid 3 thereto, said lid belng of special formation to be hereinafter described in detail. A circumferential corrugation 4 projects. internally within said receptacle near the lower portion thereof, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. A window 5 is in said receptacle and a door 6,.said window andsaid door being hereinafter more fully described. Said receptacle has a bottom 7 ,j and a special formed water jacket 8 of the contour ofthe inner wall of said receptacle, is placed within said receptacle until the bottom 9 thereof comes in contact with the circumferential corrugation 4, said. corrugation acting as a support for said water jacket 8, in such mannor as to retain the bottom 9 thereof in spaced relationshipv from the bottom 7 of the receptacle 1. This waterzjacket comprises between the bottom 7 and the bottom 9 of A A the receptacle andwater jacket respectively. The upper end of this flue 13 projects slightly beyond the top of the receptacle. A filling vent ,15 is formed in the water jacket, saidfilling vent being closed by'the knurled cap 16, saidfilling opening adapted to allow saidzwater jacket to be filled and emptied of water. Each of the jars 12 has a removable cover 17 and the receptacle 1 has a lid 3. of,special formation, said lid havturned flanges 18 thereto adapted to seat overthe walls of the flue 18, and a circumferential flange 19 adapted to seat upon the upper edges of. the. receptacle 1. A 'plurality of truncated or concaved depressions QOareformedin said lid 3,.said depressions 20 having an aperture 21 at the lowest point ing a centrally disposed opening with up-.,

thereimsaid apertures seating directly over- 4 themouths of thejars 12. Said depressions are adapted to receive the semen and fill the.

same into the jars after the covers 17 have beenremoved, said covers l7be1ng replaced ,aftenthe semen is delivered to the jars.

r A lamp 22 having the usual burner and wick formation 23 is placed within the chamber 14 directly under the flue '13 and 'hasa flame and smoke directing Chimney 24 seated in the customary brackets 25 therearound, said chimney contacting withthe lower corner of the water jacket 8. A thimble or sleeve 26 is suspended ar'oundthe previously described, and an opposite "arm:

of the bell crank lever--31 is apertured and seats a link rod 32, said link rod holdingia threaded nut 33 thereupon to give suitable adjustment to the link rod 32. The,oppo site end of the link rod 32 is pivoted in a lever 34, said lever being pivoted as at 35 to the top of the lid 3. The opposite end of the lever 35 is in contact with a thermostat 36 of any desired form of construction. A special receptacle 37 is formed Within the water jacket andis adapted to retain a thermometer 38, said thermometer *being perceived through a slot 39 within the walls of the water jacket, and a window 40 within the walls of the casing 1. The door 6 through which thelamp is placed in position likewise has a peep hole 41scovered by a glass 42 so that the flame of the lamp can beperceived from the outside.

I In operation the water is placed within the water jacket 8, the covers 17 are removed from the jars 12, the semen received'from the jack isdropped in one receptacle, being fed through the aperture 21 in the depression 20 of the lid 3 previously described, and the semen of the stallion is dropped in a jar 12 through the opening 21 inlike manner, said covers 17 are replaced, the lamp is positioned into place and lighted and the thermostat adjusted to actuate at 98 degrees or blood heat in suchmanner as to retain this measurement of heat within the receptacle. If the heat becomes too intense and above 98 degrees orblood heat, the thermostat expands which throws the upper end of the lever 34 out and raises the bell crank lever through the link 32 so that the lever or thimble 26 is raised around the wick 23 so that the device is cooled. As the device cools the thermostat contracts and allows the thimble to drop through the me dium of the structure previously shown and described. This device can likewise be manually raised if the same refuses to act, provided the thermometer, 38 previously described is shown as registering an excessive degree of heat which same can be perceived through the window and slot 39 1 and '40 7 Having described Patent is,

1. A device of the character specified comprising a casing, a covertherefor, a water jacket supported in sai'dcasing above the bottom thereof and providedwith a central opening orflue, a lamp located in the easmy invention what I a claim as new and desire to secure by Letters ing below said flue, a thermostaticcontroller for the flame of the lamp, said controller comprising a thimble surrounding the wick, a hanger rod for said thimble passing up through the flue and the cover of the casing, and a thermostat connected up with the rod above the casing cover. r 2. A device of' the character specified comprising a casing, a cover therefor, a'water jacket supported in said casing above the bottom thereof and provided'with a central opening or flue, a lamp located in the casing below said flue, a thermostatic controller for the flame of the lamp, said controller com prising a thimble su'r'ro-unding the wick, a hanger rodfor said thimble passingup through the flue and the cover of the casing, a thermostat within the casing, and connections passing through the cover of the casing from the thermostat to the hanger rod.

3. A device ofthe character specified comprising a casing, afcover therefor, a water jacketsupported in said casing above the bottomthereof and provided with a central opening or flue, a lamp located in the casing below said flue,- a thermostatic controller for the flame of the'lamp, said controller comprising a'thimble surrounding the wick, a hanger rod for said thimble'passmg up through the flue and the cover of the casing, a thermostat within the casing, a lever pivotedin the cover of the casing connected at its inner end to the thermostat,'an elbow lever pivoted to the fluewith one arm con-c nectedto the hangervrod, and a link connecting the outer end of the thermostat lever with the other arm of the elbow lever;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

f v NATHAN BRILES. lVitnesses:

. O T URN;

H. KLIN ER.

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